The Method The Stability Ball Workout

Intermediate and advanced exercisers looking for a challenge will enjoy this blend of Pilates, yoga, ballet, and fitness training all atop a ball. Beginners, however, may feel this workout should be called “Instability Ball.”(And they would do better starting with Quick Fix Stability Ball Workout, a shorter, easier program from the same production team.) Instructor Katalin Rodriguez Zamiar and her two able assistants helpfully demonstrate most of the moves once before beginning, making the DVD longer but less frustrating than usual. The 50-minute workout begins with a warm-up that includes pelvic rocks while leaning back on the ball and side lunges with one arm slung across it. Then it’s on to a 12-minute segment on legs: extensions and lunges with torso rotations. The arms get just five minutes and then it’s 11 minutes on the abs with sit-ups, scissors, the Pilates 100, triceps presses, single-leg pikes, crunches, and back bends. An 8-minute session for the gluts wraps things up with the phenomenally complicated frog move. At that point everyone should welcome the cool down! –Kimberly Heinrichs

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3 Stars Ehh…
I did not like it, maybe the ball thing isn’t for me. Too hard on my shoulders and elbow

4 Stars Pretty good for beginners.
I have tried other stability ball workout videos/dvds and found this one pretty comprehensive for a beginner. The instructor gives you the basics on how to use the stability ball including proper breathing techniques and posture (vital information for not hurting oneself). The instructor always gives you a preview of what the move is suppose to look like and how it is supposed to feel before you try out the move yourself. I have used the program on a regular, weekly basis and have always found it challenging so far. This program does offer some alternate moves for a more challenging or easier workout. However,I feel that it does not offer enough of a challenge option when I progress further. The chapter selections are by target body regions and very easy to navigate. You may choose to skip the introduction and go straight to the workouts when you feel more confident about your skills.

1 Star Awful
I really feel that I just wasted both my time and money with this DVD. The workout is so easy. Please, do not buy this DVD if you are alreay in decent shape. I have been doing pilates for several years and wanted to try something similar, but new and challenging. I really like, but struggle with Kathy Smith’s 20-minute BONUS stability ball workout in her Lift Weights to Lose Weight 2 DVD, and thought this would be similar. Boy was I wrong.

3 Stars just so-so
Like other reviewers commented, this is intermediate in intensity and gets boring quickly, although far from the worst I’ve seen. I like the Quick Fix – Stability Ball Workout much better, bought both at the same time and never use this one anymore.

2 Stars Not so great
I’ve owned this dvd for about a year and use it periodically for a switch from the ones I really like. The instructor is very wordy – there are big gaps so she can instruct before an exercise actually starts. I find her voice and her repeated “wunnerful” annoying. The exercises range from too easy to really hard. Music is fine, set is supposed to be a stage set of Great Salt Lake shore or something. I’m giving this dvd away now, after having given it a fair shot. Its boring and now, off even on my “alternative dvds” shelf.

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Balance Ball For Weight Loss

Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 02/12/2007

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4 Stars Excellent DVD
I tried this out yesterday. I was surprised that it really is a Pilates workout on the ball. Susan’s cuing is excellent, the breathing is very important and you first have to get the hang of it, and I think the workout will be even more effective once you have the breathing down pat. Its not an exciting video, but if I had wanted that I would’ve purchased something else. This is my third Susan Deason DVD and the background music is always lovely during her workouts, her voice is very soothing, and her instruction is excellent.

1 Star not a good workout
It’s an old lady sitting and talking. You could do this twice a day and never get results.

5 Stars Ball Pilates
Great Video…if you use it. It was a very nice beginner workout with great instructions.

4 Stars crrection, its great
i’m deleting my first review, because i was totally wrong, i tried it again and i felt invigorating yet relax just what i was looking for, so buy it and add this to all the dvd’s of this great yoga and pilates teacher. Conditioning for Weight Loss: Safe, Natural Methods to Help Achieve and Maintain Your Ideal WeightBalance Ball for Beginners (2006)

4 Stars Balance Ball for Weight Loss
I love this CD. I like Susan’s style of teaching, the music is relaxing and the exercises are not hard to master. It’s a combination of Yoga and Pilates moves. I’m looking forward to getting more of her exercise ball DVD’s.

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Kundalini Yoga on the Ball

Join Gabrielle for an energizing yet gentle yoga ball workout in the beautiful pines and red bluffs above the Pacific Ocean. The exercises are light, fun and appropriate for both beginners and more advanced students looking to add some spice to their workout. There are 4 routines on this DVD. A 40 min. Kundalini, 30 min. Kundalini, 20 min. Kundalini / basic arms, legs, abs, core workout and a 10 min. arms, legs, abs, core.

Four Powerful Routines, All Ages and Levels, Energize and Tone the Body, Balance the Mind. Beautiful Outdoor Settings, Light, Fun, Challenging!

Kundalini Yoga is the original and most powerful system of yoga. It builds strength, flexibility, endurance, emotional balance, and mental clarity. Because of the four different routines, this DVD is flexible to fit any schedule, challenging enough to grow with, and you can alternate with Dr. Gabrielle’s “Healthy, Sexy, Beautiful Kundalini Yoga” for a total yoga program. Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci, PhD is known as one of LA’s premier yoga instructors. Her students include celebrities, models, athletes and executives and she teaches at several teacher trainings a year to aspiring yoga teachers.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

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4 Stars Beautiful and motivating
This new kundalini yoga DVD by Gabrielle Pellicci is wonderful. She gives a brief introduction to kundalini and how regular practice can improve anyone’s flexibility,inner peace and balance. I have quite a collection of yoga DVD’s and have practiced yoga for years, but I find that kundalini does indeed provide benefits distinct from other types of yoga. Beginners will appreciate the smooth flow of the DVD, the interesting music, and most of all, the smiling and peaceful enjoyment that Gabrielle shows in every exercise. Learning the breath of fire and the best body positions to protect the lower back take a little practice. She performs the sets with background scenes that change every few seconds – this is a nice effect. Even though you can keep your eyes closed and follow her cues, the scenery for the filming is just too beautiful to miss so I keep peeking throughout! I especially like the choice of exercise set length – from 10 minutes to 40 minutes. Kundalini yoga offers lifelong benefits for anyone – start now and you will want to continue!

5 Stars A great way to work out and recharge at the same time!
This DVD lets me customize my routine by selecting the duration of my workout. If I’m in a rush but I need to fit in a work out I can always select the 10 or 20 minute core workout. I love the 40 minute workout, but I can’t always fit that into my schedule so this DVD is great. The exercises are fun and challenging which I personally don’t always find in workouts at the gym. In this workout they do!! I haven’t mastered all of the poses yet, but that is the beauty of it. It gives me focused goals to work toward in my yoga journey.

LOVE THIS DVD!!!

Sat Nam,

Karen Reuter

2 Stars DISAPPOINTED
I would have really enjoyed the video, if half way through the video the sound went off and all I got was a humming noise the rest of the cd. I was disappointed but I didn’ won’t to mess with returning it. I did enjoy the first half, was a very good exercise and meditating video. Sorry

5 Stars Video Clips from the DVD
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3B6T4R4J7ENBC Hi,

I loved making this DVD. This is a very beautiful video. I love the location and the music. The yoga exercises are easy to follow and not too difficult. I could really feel the workout the next day in my back, arms, legs and abs — in a good way. I feel stronger and healthier. And the ball makes it really fun because it is so different from a regular yoga class. You should try it!

Sat Nam,

Gabrielle

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Swoopes on Hoops Basketball Basics

Studio: Kultur Release Date: 05/31/2005

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